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Question Number 9125 by tawakalitu last updated on 20/Nov/16

A polygon has two interior angles of 120° each  and the others are each 150°. calculate  (a) The number of sides of the polygon .  (b) The sum of the interior angles.

$$\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{polygon}\:\mathrm{has}\:\mathrm{two}\:\mathrm{interior}\:\mathrm{angles}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{120}°\:\mathrm{each} \\ $$$$\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{others}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{each}\:\mathrm{150}°.\:\mathrm{calculate} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{a}\right)\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{number}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{sides}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{polygon}\:. \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{b}\right)\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{sum}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{interior}\:\mathrm{angles}. \\ $$

Answered by mrW last updated on 20/Nov/16

The sum of the interior angles of   a polygon with n sides is (n−2)×180 degrees.  2×120+(n−2)×150=(n−2)×180  240+150n−300=180n−360  30n=300  n=10  It′s a polygon with 10 sides.  The sum of its interior angles:  (10−2)×180=1440 degrees

$${The}\:{sum}\:{of}\:{the}\:{interior}\:{angles}\:{of}\: \\ $$$${a}\:{polygon}\:{with}\:{n}\:{sides}\:{is}\:\left({n}−\mathrm{2}\right)×\mathrm{180}\:{degrees}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}×\mathrm{120}+\left({n}−\mathrm{2}\right)×\mathrm{150}=\left({n}−\mathrm{2}\right)×\mathrm{180} \\ $$$$\mathrm{240}+\mathrm{150}{n}−\mathrm{300}=\mathrm{180}{n}−\mathrm{360} \\ $$$$\mathrm{30}{n}=\mathrm{300} \\ $$$${n}=\mathrm{10} \\ $$$${It}'{s}\:{a}\:{polygon}\:{with}\:\mathrm{10}\:{sides}. \\ $$$${The}\:{sum}\:{of}\:{its}\:{interior}\:{angles}: \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{10}−\mathrm{2}\right)×\mathrm{180}=\mathrm{1440}\:{degrees} \\ $$

Commented by tawakalitu last updated on 20/Nov/16

Thank you very much sir. God bless you.

$$\mathrm{Thank}\:\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{very}\:\mathrm{much}\:\mathrm{sir}.\:\mathrm{God}\:\mathrm{bless}\:\mathrm{you}. \\ $$

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